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Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. We asked FoodASC Members how they safely celebrated Valentine’s Day and to share their favorite allergy friendly candy brands. Here are some of their answers! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, like all the other holidays, we always focus on what our kids can have and not what they can’t. I’m…

Where can you find over 50 gluten-free and allergy friendly foods, products and services as well as presentations, demos, and lots of like-minded people? The Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest of course! Although the 2-day expo has been around for many years, this was the first year that the GFFAFest was held in Richmond,…

Tiffany Holtzman Founder and Board President of S.A.F.E. – Supplying Allergy Friendly and Emergency – Food Pantry Member of FoodASC since 2016 Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in food allergies. My story begins in 2004 when I married my wonderful, supportive husband, Allan. I was forced to quit my…

Back to school time is always bittersweet for me. While I enjoy the unregimented carefree sun filled days of summer, getting back into our school rhythm brings a welcomed sense of structure and familiarity. Regardless of whether or not I am ready, the school year is about to begin and that means preparation. In our house, back…

“Mom, can I please go to overnight camp?” Every summer, I would hear this question from my younger son when I dropped off his older brother at overnight camp. Each year I told him that he may attend when he turned 7 years old. FINALLY the time came when he was old enough to stay…